Mayamou

Mayamou is 45 years old and lives in Jacobs Town. She is married and has four children ages 3 to 27 years old. For fifteen years now, Mayamou has been selling lappa (traditional cloth) in the market. She started this business with money given to her by her mother, and learned this way of selling from her mother. She likes her business because of the saving she makes every day. She says selling things that she likes makes her proud of her business. Mayamou is requesting a loan to purchase more lappa (traditional cloth) for her business. Her plans is to build a store for her business in the future.